Why inquire into ecoliteracy (assessment)?

1. To increase my own understanding of ecoliteracy as both a content area and a competency/process.

2. To solve the pragmatic question of how to alter the way I administer an authentic/a real assessment (or to design an suitable assessment which addresses the developmental level of students).

3. To contribute to the knowledge of my university peers regarding local district intiatives in improving formative assessment and to communicate changes in ecoliteracy education with an extended body of colleagues in the teaching profession

4. To further the progress of the public education system in addressing the ecological crises of today and the future

5. To reduce my own anxiety regarding my lack of understanding of how I can use my competencies as an educator to monitor, in an ongoing fashion, how the learning places/events I cocreate with students contribute to socio-ecological justice.